Sequencing apparatus

[Martin D. Leach]

In article <bjvv.303.2F5D8BF0 at scinet2.up.ac.za>, bjvv at scinet2.up.ac.za wrote:

> The wire in the bottom buffer tray of our BRL sequencing apparatus recently 
> broke.  The wire is a platinum wire, and a replacement will be nearly 
> impossible to get within a short period of time (not to mention costs).
> Any ideas on what can be used instead of platinum, eg. would gold be a 
> suitable alternative?
> We did try "normal" wire, and although the gel heated up to the correct 
> temperature and the volts were correct, the reactions smeared badly.
> Any input will be greatly appreciated.
> 

Owl Scientific have been pretty helpful to us over the past...
they have supplied replacement bits and bobs...

their email is:
owlsci at biotechnet.com (if that still works)

(no affiliation with owlscientific BTW)

Martin

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